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The Fairy-Land of Science
·
Arabella B. Buckley
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Have
you
ever
amused
yourself
with
trying
how
many
different
sounds
you
can
distinguish
if
you
listen
at
an
open
window
in
a
busy
street?
You
will
probably
be
able
to
recognize
easily
the
jolting
of
the
heavy
wagon
or
dray,
the
rumble
of
the
omnibus,
the
smooth
roll
of
the
private
carriage
and
the
rattle
of
the
light
butcher's
cart;
and
even
while
you
are
listening
for
these,
the
crack
of
the
carter's
whip,
the
cry
of
the
costermonger
at
his
stall,
and
the
voices
of
the
passers-by
will
strike
upon
you
ear.
Then
if
you
give
still
more
close
attention
you
will
hear
the
doors
open
and
shut
along
the
street,
the
footsteps
of
the
passengers,
the
scraping
of
the
shovel
of
the
mud-carts;
nay,
if
he
happen
to
stand
near,
you
may
even
hear
the
jingling
of
the
shoeblack's
pence
as
he
plays
pitch
and
toss
upon
the
pavement.
If
you
think
for
a
moment,
does
it
not
seem
wonderful
that
you
should
hear
all
these
sounds
so
that
you
can
recognize
each
one
distinctly
while
all
the
rest
are
going
on
around
you?
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